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Table of Contents Welcome Message ......................................................................3 McGill Symphony Orchestra ....................................................4-5 Opera McGill .............................................................................6-7 Early Music and Organ.............................................................8-9 McGill Wind Orchestra ...............................................................10 Schulich School of Music Competitions ...................................11 McGill Choirs ........................................................................12-15 McGill Contemporary Music Ensemble...............................16-17 Jazz@McGill.........................................................................18-19 Research Alive ...........................................................................20 live@CIRMMT Series..................................................................20 Tam Lan Truong
Conferences ...............................................................................21 Schulich in Concert ..............................................................22-24 Brass Days.................................................................................25 Celebrating Canada ...................................................................26 Musical Chairs ...........................................................................27 CafĂŠ Concerts ............................................................................28 Musical 5 Ă 7 ..............................................................................29 Schulich@Bon-Pasteur .......................................................30-31 Schulich@COC ...........................................................................32 Schulich@McCord......................................................................33 Special Events ...........................................................................33 Masterclasses............................................................................34 McGill Conservatory ..................................................................35 Peter Matulina
Concerts@Schulich (Webcasts) ...................................................36 Media Partners ..........................................................................36 Box Office and Information .......................................................37
Owen Egan
The Road to 200.........................................................................38
Owen Egan
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Welcome to the 2017-2018 concert season at the Schulich School of Music! I am thrilled to be returning to McGill after twenty-five years to take on the position of Dean. I could not be more honoured to join this vibrant musical community at such an exciting time. The brilliant musicians and world-class researchers that call Schulich home are actively transforming the cultural and intellectual landscape through performance, strong traditional research, and innovative interdisciplinary investigation. I am eager to welcome this year’s two Schulich Distinguished Visiting Chairs in Music, professors Beverley Diamond and Georgia Spiropoulos – keep your eyes peeled for occasions to connect with these bright minds!
Continuing our participation in the Canada 150 celebrations, we’ve curated a rich and varied Canadian Music Collection, including performances of contemporary Canadian composers, a symposium devoted to the works of Brian Cherney, esteemed Schulich School of Music professor, as well as an appearance by the beloved Canadian Brass, visiting artists in our first-ever Brass Days events. The McGill Symphony Orchestra will be on the move to venues across Montreal this winter so be sure to mark your calendars for February’s exceptional performance of Schumann’s Symphony No. 1 at the Maison Symphonique led by Maestro Kent Nagano! The orchestra joins forces with McGill Choirs under the baton of Jean-Sébastien Vallée with a thrilling version of Mendelssohn’s Elijah, returning to the treasured Église Saint-Jean- Baptiste for their final concert of the season. Following their blockbuster 60th anniversary season, Opera McGill teams up with the McGill Baroque Orchestra to present Handel’s Ariodante in November, returns to the Monument-National in January with Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor, and celebrates Leonard Bernstein’s 100th anniversary during the Lisl Wirth Black Box Festival in March. You won’t want to miss a thing! The second edition of our Musical Chairs Chamber Music Festival will be beckoning you to our halls this spring. Where else but at the Schulich School of Music will you experience new partnerships forming before your eyes between Schulich’s own emerging artists and invited young musicians from the world’s finest musical training institutes? Whether you hear their performances as part of our collaborative series at the Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur, the McCord Museum, or in our own Pollack Hall, the contagious energy and enthusiasm shared by these musicians is guaranteed to inspire. This year, more than ever, we hope you’ll make the Schulich School of Music your community music resource. Learn to play a new instrument with our teachers at the McGill Conservatory of Music; join us in our new free Musical 5 à 7 Series taking place in the Elizabeth Wirth Music Building lobby; or explore the musical minds of Schulich with our Research Alive events. And if you happen to be in Toronto this winter, let our students warm you up with four concerts at the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre - you won’t be disappointed! When we see each other at events this season, please be sure to say bonjour! I so look forward to meeting each of you, and to discovering alongside you the impressive number of activities presented by our students, faculty and guest artists in the city and beyond. Come along with us this season as Schulich Brings Music to Life!
Brenda ravenscroft
Dean, Professor, Schulich School of Music
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McGILL SyMPhOny ORChESTRA
McGill Symphony Orchestra / /// / Alexis Hauser, Artistic Director*
Benjamin Ealovega
Frances Chee
David Curleigh
Brent Calis
Canada’s leading student orchestra led by masterful conductors in world-class venues.
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McGILL SyMPhOny ORChESTRA
September 22 and 23, 2017 7:30 p.m. $20 / $15 PoLLacK HaLL Amy hillis, violin, Winner of the 2016-2017 McGill Concerto Competition cLaUde cHaMPaGne Hercule et Omphale poème symphonique
Danse villageoise WItoLd LUtosŁaWsKI Partita for Violin and Orchestra JoHannes BraHMs Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
OctOber 20 and 21, 2017 7:30 p.m. $20 / $15 PoLLacK HaLL Antoine Malette-Chenier, harp, Winner of the 2016-2017 McGill Concerto Competition PYotr ILYIcH tcHaIKovsKY Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture, TH42c r. MUrraY scHafer Concerto for Harp and Orchestra Jean sIBeLIUs Symphony No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 82 / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
nOvember 24 and 25, 2017 7:30 p.m. $20 / $15 PoLLacK HaLL Moe Touizrar, composer, Winner of the 2015-2016 Andrew Svoboda Composition Award Joshua Morris, cello, Finalist of the 2016-2017 McGill Concerto Competition Moe toUIZrar Bright, Blue, and Shimmering (World Premiere) roBert scHUMann Concerto in A minor for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 129 dMItrI sHostaKovIcH Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93 ThE PERFORMAnCE On nOvEMBER 25 WILL BE WEBCAST, SEE P. 36 / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
January 19 and 20, 2018 7:30 p.m. $20 / $15 PoLLacK HaLL Jean-Marie Zeitouni, guest conductor TBC, Winner of the 2017-2018 Classical Concerto Competition (competition details p. 11) IGor stravInsKY Pulcinella Suite WoLfGanG aMadeUs MoZart Jupiter Symphony No. 41 in C major, K. 551 tBc Classical Concerto ThE PERFORMAnCE On JAnuARy 20 WILL BE WEBCAST, SEE P. 36 / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
January 25 and 26, 2018 7:30 p.m. January 28, 2018 2:00 p.m. $40 / $35 / $20 MonUMent-natIonaL: LUdGer-dUvernaY HaLL Gaetano donIZettI Lucia di Lammermoor
with Opera McGill, see p. 7 TICkETS TO BE PuRChASED ThROuGh ThE MOnuMEnT-nATIOnAL BOx OFFICE**, SEE P. 37 / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
February 13, 2018 7:30 p.m. from $15 to $30
MaIson sYMPHonIQUe
kent nagano, guest conductor Andrew Wan, violin rIcHard WaGner Siegfried-Idyll, WWV 103 Leonard BernsteIn Serenade (after Plato’s Symposium) roBert scHUMann Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 38
In collaboration with the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal TICkETS TO BE PuRChASED ThROuGh ThE OSM BOx OFFICE**, SEE P. 37 / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
april 7, 2018 7:30 p.m. $20 / $15 ÉGLIse saInt-Jean-BaPtIste Jean-Sébastien vallée, conductor with university Chorus, Schulich Singers, and McGill Concert Choir feLIX MendeLssoHn Elijah, Op. 70
* SABBATICAL WInTER 2018
** SERvICE FEES APPLy
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Brent Calis
OPERA McGILL
Opera McGill / /// /
Patrick Hansen, Director of Opera McGill & Opera Studies* Stephen Hargreaves, Principal Coach
Tam Lan Truong
Training, inspiring, nurturing, and educating the next generation of singers.
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OPERA McGILL
Ariodante / /// /
GeorGe frIderIc HandeL
nOvember 9 tO 11, 2017 7:30 p.m. $30 / $20
PoLLacK HaLL
hank knox, conductor; Aria umezawa, stage director with the McGill Baroque Orchestra In collaboration with the Early Music Area Pre-concert lecture one hour before each performance ThE PERFORMAnCES On nOvEMBER 10 AnD 11 WILL BE WEBCAST, SEE P. 36
Lucia di Lammermoor / /// / January 25 and 26, 2018 7:30 p.m. January 28, 2018 2:00 p.m. $40 / $35 / $20
Gaetano donIZettI
MonUMent-natIonaL: LUdGer-dUvernaY HaLL
Stephen hargreaves, conductor; Patrick hansen, stage director with the McGill Symphony Orchestra TICkETS TO BE PuRChASED ThROuGh ThE MOnuMEnT-nATIOnAL BOx OFFICE**, SEE P. 37
Lisl Wirth Black Box Festival B!NGE Fest 2018: Bernstein@100 Candide / /// /
Leonard BernsteIn
march 23 and 24, 2018 7:30 p.m. march 25, 2018 2:00 p.m. from $20 to $54
PoLLacK HaLL
Boris Brott, conductor; Patrick hansen, stage director In collaboration with McGill Chamber Orchestra Pre-concert lecture one hour before each performance / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
Opera in the 1950s! LectUre and scenes ProGraM
march 24, 2018 11:00 a.m. Free Admission tanna scHULIcH HaLL Including scenes from The Consul, The Rake’s Progress, Trouble in Tahiti, The Tender Land, The Turn of the Screw, Susannah, The Ballad of Baby Doe, and Vanessa / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
Arias & Barcarolles Recital march 24, 2018 3:00 p.m. Free Admission tanna scHULIcH HaLL Stephen hargreaves and Patrick hansen, piano
* SABBATICAL FALL 2017
** SERvICE FEES APPLy
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EARLy MuSIC AnD ORGAn
Early Music and Organ Cappella Antica / /// /
Jean-Sébastien Vallée, Artistic Director
OctOber 19, 2017 7:30 p.m.
december 3, 2017 3:30 p.m. Free Admission
Access Pass Required
saInt JosePH’s oratorY
cHaPeLLe HIstorIQUe dU Bon-PasteUr
Cappella Antica at the Oratory
Sacra et Profana, see p. 13
Christmas with the Bachs, see p. 14 Jean-Sébastien vallée, director; vincent Boucher, organ; Albert Millaire, narration
COnCERT PRESEnTED AS PART OF ThE SChuLICh@BOn-PASTEuR SERIES, SEE P. 31 / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
december 1, 2017 7:30 p.m. $18 / $12 redPatH HaLL
Music of the Reformation hank knox and Jean-Sébastien vallée, conductors with McGill Baroque Orchestra
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February 23, 2018 7:30 p.m. $18 / $12 cHrIst cHUrcH catHedraL
Cori spezzati: Sacred Music for 4 to 40 voices, see p. 15 with Schulich Singers / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
april 4, 2018 7:30 p.m. $18 / $12 Music for the Sun King
redPatH HaLL
with McGill Baroque Orchestra hank knox and Jean-Sébastien vallée, conductors
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EARLy MuSIC AnD ORGAn
McGill Baroque Orchestra / /// /
Hank Knox, Artistic Director
Experience milestone works by many of Baroque music’s most venerated composers through this large ensemble, which frequently performs with Cappella Antica and collaborates annually with Opera McGill — all on period instruments. OctOber 13, 2017 7:30 p.m. $18 / $12
February 16, 2018 7:30 p.m. $18 / $12
redPatH HaLL
redPatH HaLL
18th-Century Italian Concerti and Concerti Grossi
17th- and 18th-Century German Repertoire
Works by arcanGeLo coreLLI, PIetro LocateLLI,
Works by HeInrIcH IGnaZ BIBer, JoHann rosenMÜLLer, JoHann BernHard BacH
antonIo vIvaLdI
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COnCERT PRESEnTED AS PART OF McGILL hOMECOMInG, SEE P. 33
march 17, 2018 7:30 p.m. $18 / $12
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redPatH HaLL
nOvember 9 tO 11, 2017 7:30 p.m. $30 / $20
Aisslinn nosky, guest conductor and Baroque violin; Mark Fewer, Baroque violin
PoLLacK HaLL GeorGe frIderIc HandeL Ariodante
with Opera McGill, see p. 7
Works by HenrY PUrceLL, francesco GeMInIanI, antonIo vIvaLdI, GeorG PHILIPP teLeMann, and others
ThE PERFORMAnCES On nOvEMBER 10 AnD 11 WILL BE WEBCAST, SEE P. 36
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redPatH HaLL
december 1, 2017 7:30 p.m. $18 / $12
Music for the Sun King
redPatH HaLL
Music of the Reformation
hank knox and Jean-Sébastien vallée, conductors with Cappella Antica
hank knox and Jean-Sébastien vallée, conductors with Cappella Antica
H. 146
JoHann seBastIan BacH Cantata BWV 80 Works by JoHann MIcHaeL BacH, JoHann LUdWIG BacH and others
Jean-BaPtIste LULLY Exaudiat te Dominus LWV 77/15 And other French Baroque works
april 4, 2018 7:30 p.m. $18 / $12
Marc-antoIne cHarPentIer Te Deum in D major
McGill Noon-Hour Organ Series / /// /
Hans-Ola Ericsson, Coordinator
FridayS On OctOber 27, nOvember 3, 10, 17, 24, december 1, 2017 FridayS On January 26, February 2, 9, 16, 23, march 2, 2018 12:30 p.m. Free Admission redPatH HaLL
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McGILL WInD ORChESTRA
McGill Wind Orchestra / /// /
Alain Cazes, Artistic Director* Jonathan Dagenais, guest conductor
Enjoy music of all different styles in these unique performances by the McGill Wind Orchestra, this year conducted by Schulich School of Music alumnus Jonathan Dagenais.
OctOber 6, 2017 7:30 p.m. $18 / $12
February 16, 2018 7:30 p.m. $18 / $12
PoLLacK HaLL
PoLLacK HaLL
Fabrice Marandola, percussion
cHarLes Ives Variations on America GavIn fraser ** New Work norMan deLLo JoIo Variants on a Medieval Tune MartIn eLLerBY Paris Sketches davId MasLanKa Give Us This Day
JoHn estacIo Frenergy franÇoIs MoreL Diptyque roBert JaGer Concerto for Percussion and Band dana WILson Piece of Mind / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
ThIS COnCERT WILL BE WEBCAST, SEE P. 36
nOvember 3, 2017 7:30 p.m. $18 / $12
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PoLLacK HaLL
march 16, 2018 7:30 p.m. $18 / $12
Marie-Chantal Leclair, alto saxophone
PoLLacK HaLL
roBert BUcKeY Undercurrents GUstav HoLst Hammersmith KareL HUsa Concerto for Alto Saxophone franK tIcHeLI Blue Shades franÇoIs MoreL Strophes, Séquences, Mouvements
eUGÈne BoZZa Children’s Overture fÉLIX-antoIne coUtU Sinople pour orchestre à vents MorLeY caLvert Romantic Variations JoHan de MeIJ Symphony No. 1, Lord of the Rings
In collaboration with
* SABBATICAL 2017- 2018
** COMPOSER-In-RESIDEnCE
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Schulich School of Music / /// / Competitions
Join us in celebrating excellence in performance at the Schulich School of Music.
OctOber 29, 2017 7:30 p.m. Free Admission 2017-2018 Golden Violin Competition
PoLLacK HaLL
COnCERT PRESEnTED AS PART OF McGILL OPEn hOuSE AnD WILL BE WEBCAST, SEE P. 36 / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
nOvember 15, 2017 7:00 p.m. Free Admission 2017-2018 Classical Concerto Competition
PoLLacK HaLL
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december 2, 2017 7:00 p.m. Free Admission 2017-2018 Wirth Vocal Prize
PoLLacK HaLL
ThIS COnCERT WILL BE WEBCAST, SEE P. 36 / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
december 7, 2017 7:30 p.m. Free Admission 2017-2018 Chamber Music Competition
PoLLacK HaLL
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February 8, 2018 7:00 p.m. Free Admission PoLLacK HaLL 2017-2018 McGill Concerto Competition - Strings / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
February 23, 2018 7:00 p.m. Free Admission PoLLacK HaLL 2017-2018 McGill Concerto Competition - Woodwind, Brass, Percussion
Tam Lan Truong
Brent Calis
Owen Egan
SChuLICh SChOOL OF MuSIC COMPETITIOnS
Tam Lan Truong
Tam Lan Truong
Tam Lan Truong
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McGILL ChOIRS
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McGILL ChOIRS
McGill Choirs / /// /
Jean-Sébastien Vallée, Artistic Director
Focusing on vibrant singing, innovative repertoire, and exciting performances, our choral programming opens new horizons for singers and audiences alike.
Cappella Antica A chamber vocal ensemble focusing on the performance of Renaissance and Baroque repertoire
McGill Concert Choir A 40-member advanced ensemble performing repertoire of all periods and styles
McGill Jazz Choir Chamber ensemble performing both a cappella and with rhythm section along with unique arrangements of contemporary jazz, pop and world music selections
McGill University Chorus A large choral ensemble performing a variety of traditional and contemporary choral music
Schulich Singers An elite 24-member ensemble performing repertoire of all periods and styles
OctOber 19, 2017 7:30 p.m. Access Pass Required cHaPeLLe HIstorIQUe dU Bon-PasteUr
Sacra et Profana Cappella Antica Celebrating cLaUdIo MonteverdI’s 450th Anniversary Beatus Vir, SV 268 Magnificat a 6 voci Il sesto libro dei madrigali, Arianna, SV 107 (excerpts) COnCERT PRESEnTED AS PART OF ThE SChuLICh@BOn-PASTEuR SERIES, SEE P. 31 / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
OctOber 25, 2017 7:30 p.m. $18 / $12 PoLLacK HaLL McGill Concert Choir, Schulich Singers, and English Montreal School Board Chorale (Patricia Abbott, director) carL orff Carmina Burana MarIa ataLLaH * Mar Maroun (Premiere) ThIS COnCERT WILL BE WEBCAST, SEE P. 36
* COMPOSER-In-RESIDEnCE
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McGILL ChOIRS
OctOber 29, 2017 2:00 p.m. Free Admission McGill Sings!
PoLLacK HaLL
sPecIaL event
Discover our five vocal ensembles in this thrilling choral extravaganza! Cappella Antica, McGill Jazz Choir, Schulich Singers, McGill Concert Choir and McGill university Chorus COnCERT PRESEnTED AS PART OF McGILL OPEn hOuSE / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
nOvember 22, 2017 7:30 p.m. $18 / $12 PoLLacK HaLL Canadian Landscape: A celebration of Canadian Choral Music McGill Concert Choir, Jean-Sébastien vallée, conductor McGill university Chorus, Floydd Ricketts, conductor / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
nOvember 30, 2017 12:00 p.m. Free Admission rIcHard BradsHaW aMPHItHeatre (toronto)
december 5, 2017 10:00 a.m. $18 / $12 Long, Long Ago
tanna scHULIcH HaLL
Schulich Singers Works by HenK BadInGs, saMUeL BarBer, JoHn corIGLIano, dan forrest, and others COnCERT PRESEnTED AS PART OF CAFé COnCERTS SERIES, SEE P. 28, AnD AS PART OF ThE SChuLICh@COC SERIES, SEE P. 32 / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
december 1, 2017 7:30 p.m. $18 / $12 Music of the Reformation
redPatH HaLL
Cappella Antica hank knox and Jean-Sébastien vallée, conductors with McGill Baroque Orchestra JoHann seBastIan BacH Cantata BWV 80 Works by JoHann MIcHaeL BacH, JoHann LUdWIG BacH and others / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
december 3, 2017 3:30 p.m. Free Admission Cappella Antica at the Oratory
saInt JosePH’s oratorY
Christmas with the Bachs Jean-Sébastien vallée, director; vincent Boucher, organ; Albert Millaire, narration Works by JoHann seBastIan, JoHann MIcHaeL and JoHann LUdWIG BacH, with readings of their family letters / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
december 6, 2017 7:30 p.m. $18 / $12 tanna scHULIcH HaLL McGill Jazz Choir, see p. 19 / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
February 11, 2018 3:30 p.m. Free Admission Schulich Singers at the Oratory
saInt JosePH’s oratorY
Works by BenJaMIn BrItten, serGeI racHManInov and others / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
February 15, 2018 7:30 p.m. Free Admission Lux Æterna McGill Concert Choir raLPH vaUGHan WILLIaMs Five Mystical Songs BenJaMIn BrItten Rejoice in the Lamb Morten LaUrIdsen Lux Aeterna
cHUrcH of st. andreW & st. PaUL
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McGILL ChOIRS
February 23, 2018 7:30 p.m. $18 / $12 cHrIst cHUrcH catHedraL Cori spezzati: Sacred Music for 4 to 40 voices Cappella Antica and Schulich Singers HeInrIcH scHÜtZ Musikalische Exequien Op. 7 SWV 279-281 JoHann seBastIan BacH Motet: Komm, Jesu, Komm BWV 229 tHoMas taLLIs Spem in alium Works by GreGorIo aLLeGrI, BenJaMIn BrItten, and serGeI racHManInov / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
april 4, 2018 7:30 p.m. $18 / $12 Music for the Sun King
redPatH HaLL
Cappella Antica hank knox and Jean-Sébastien vallée, conductors with McGill Baroque Orchestra Marc-antoIne cHarPentIer Te Deum in D Major H. 146 Jean-BaPtIste LULLY Exaudiat te Dominus LWV 77/15
and other French Baroque works / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
april 7, 2018 7:30 p.m. $20 / $15 ÉGLIse saInt-Jean-BaPtIste McGill Concert Choir, McGill university Chorus, and Schulich Singers Jean-Sébastien vallée, conductor with McGill Symphony Orchestra feLIX MendeLssoHn Elijah, Op. 70 / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
april 11, 2018 7:30 p.m. $18 / $12 tanna scHULIcH HaLL McGill Jazz Choir, see p. 19
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McGILL COnTEMPORARy MuSIC EnSEMBLE
McGill / /// / Contemporary Music Ensemble Guillaume Bourgogne, Artistic Director
Tam Lan Truong
Explore intriguing 20th- and 21st-Century repertoire in performances by top-notch student chamber musicians.
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September 29, 2017 7:30 p.m. Free Admission Psychedelia
PoLLacK HaLL
Dominique Labelle, soprano faUsto roMIteLLI Lost ZosHa dI castrI Cortège LUcas faGIn Psychedelic UrI KocHavI * New Work COnCERT PRESEnTED AS PART OF ThE
, SEE P. 33
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OctOber 28, 2017 7:30 p.m. Free Admission Illuminations: Concert 3
PoLLacK HaLL
BrIan cHerneY Seven Images
and other works COnCERT PRESEnTED AS PART OF ThE ILLuMInATIOnS: BRIAn ChERnEy AT SEvEnTy-FIvE COnFEREnCE, SEE P. 21 AnD ThIS COnCERT WILL BE WEBCAST, SEE P. 36 / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
december 1, 2017 7:30 p.m. $18 / $12 PoLLacK HaLL György Ligeti, Vivacissimo luminoso… Mark Fewer, violin GYÖrGY LIGetI Concerto for Violin and Orchestra JoHn rea Singulari-T (Tombeau de Ligeti) XUe Han * New Work / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
February 2, 2018 7:30 p.m. $18 / $12 Absolute Music
PoLLacK HaLL
Fabrice Marandola, percussion PHILIPPe HUreL Four Variations for Vibraphone and Ensemble eLLIott carter Asko Concerto Beat fUrrer Still GeorGIa sPIroPoULos Ensemble 2.11 MIcHaeL KIM-sHenG * New Work / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
april 13, 2018 7:30 p.m. $18 / $12 Impression Debussy
PoLLacK HaLL
hannah Darroch, flute; Gavin Goodwin, saxophone cLaUde deBUssY Rhapsody for Saxophone and Orchestra (transcription by Clément Himbert) trIstan MUraIL Le lac canat de cHIZY Vagues se brisant contre le vent, for Flute and Orchestra taKUto fUKUda * New Work ThIS COnCERT WILL BE WEBCAST, SEE P. 36
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JAZZ@McGILL
Jazz@McGill
Discover works by leading contemporary jazz composers and revisit familiar classics in these performances by some of North America’s top student jazz musicians.
McGill Jazz Orchestra I
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Joe Sullivan, Artistic Director
OctOber 16, 2017 7:30 p.m. $18 / $12 tanna scHULIcH HaLL 150th Anniversary: A Tribute to Canadian Jazz Works by oscar Peterson, roB McconneLL, KennY WHeeLer, don tHoMPson, PHIL nIMMons, KIrK MacdonaLd, vIc voGeL / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
nOvember 15, 2017 7:30 p.m. $18 / $12 tanna scHULIcH HaLL Works by composers linked to Schulich School of Music including cHrIstIne Jensen, Joe sULLIvan, Jean-nIcoLas trottIer, earL MacdonaLd, JanIs stePrans / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
nOvember 29, 2017 7:30 p.m. $18 / $12 PoLLacK HaLL Ryan Truesdell, guest conductor (Catherine Thornhill Steele visiting Artist) COnCERT PRESEnTED AS PART OF SChuLICh In COnCERT, SEE P. 23 / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
January 29, 2018 7:30 p.m. Free Admission tanna scHULIcH HaLL Works by the Jazz Composition and Arranging classes / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
February 28, 2018 7:30 p.m. $18 / $12 Music of Billy Strayhorn
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Works by BILLY straYHorn and dUKe eLLInGton PRE-COnCERT LECTuRE AS PART OF ThE RESEARCh ALIvE SERIES, SEE P. 20 ThIS COnCERT WILL BE WEBCAST, SEE P. 36 / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
april 4, 2018 7:30 p.m. $18 / $12 Let My Children Hear Music!
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Performance of the complete 1972 recording by cHarLes MInGUs Transcribed by Schulich School of Music faculty and students ThIS COnCERT WILL BE WEBCAST, SEE P. 36v
McGill Jazz Orchestra II
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OctOber 18, 2017 7:30 p.m. $18 / $12 tanna scHULIcH HaLL Tribute to the Count Basie Orchestra / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
nOvember 27, 2017 7:30 p.m. $18 / $12 tanna scHULIcH HaLL Tribute to the Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
February 12, 2018 7:30 p.m. $18 / $12 tanna scHULIcH HaLL with the participation of the McGill Jazz vocal Class / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
march 26, 2018 7:30 p.m. $18 / $12 tanna scHULIcH HaLL Works of the Jazz Composition and Arranging classes
Ron Di Lauro, Artistic Director
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McGill Jazz Choir december 6, 2017 7:30 p.m. $18 / $12
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april 11, 2018 7:30 p.m. $18 / $12
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Jazz Opera February 8, 2018 7:30 p.m. $10 Ranee Lee, coordinator
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The story of each character unfolds at the Savoy Jazz Bar with a collection of jazz and blues standards
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Research Alive / /// /
Stephen McAdams and Kit Soden, Co-Curators
Unveiling what makes music so magical in the ears and minds of the listener through live performance and dialogue between researchers and musicians. OctOber 11, 2017 5:00 p.m. Free Admission
February 28, 2018 5:00 p.m. Free Admission
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Reedy obsession: A glimpse into an oboist’s workshop
Gender, sexuality and collaboration in jazz: A view from behind the scenes
Jacqueline Leclair, Associate Professor, Woodwinds
Lisa Barg, Associate Professor, Music history/Musicology
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PRESEnTED AS A PRE-COnCERT LECTuRE FOR McGILL JAZZ ORChESTRA I, SEE P. 18
January 31, 2018 5:00 p.m. Free Admission tanna scHULIcH HaLL
X-rated vs. IN-rated music. Anchors, Driftage, Parallel Worlds: the Paths to the Anticostian Saga
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march 28, 2018 5:00 p.m. Free Admission tanna scHULIcH HaLL
Denys Bouliane, Associate Professor, Composition
Jazz music and theatrical dance in Montreal’s interwar years
ThESE EvEnTS WILL BE WEBCAST, SEE P. 36
vanessa Blais-Tremblay, PhD Candidate, Musicology and Women’s Studies, Winner of the Research Alive Student Competition
live@CIRMMT Series / /// /
Discover fascinating music fuelled by cutting-edge research in this yearly series presented by the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and Technology, housed at the Schulich School of Music. www.cirmmt.org
OctOber 19, 2017 7:30 p.m. Free Admission
February 23, 2018 7:30 p.m. Free Admission
conservatoIre de MUsIQUe de MontrÉaL
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Workshops with Quasar
DIY Mash
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nOvember 16, 2017 7:30 p.m. Free Admission
april 18 and 19, 2018 7:30 p.m. Free Admission
cLaUde-cHaMPaGne HaLL
Le GesÙ
In Situ
Premieres for Quasar
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Bill Seaman, guest composer
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COnFEREnCES
Conferences Illuminations: Brian Cherney at Seventy-Five OctOber 27 and 28, 2017 Free Admission with Registration (see website for details) PoLLacK HaLL, tanna scHULIcH HaLL
Taylor Brook, Zosha Di Castri, Aiyun huang, and Matthew Ricketts, Coordinators https://mcgill.ca/cherney75/ / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
OctOber 27, 2017 5:00 p.m. Free Admission Illuminations: Concert 1
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Works by BrIan cHerneY / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
OctOber 28, 2017 2:00 p.m. Free Admission Illuminations: Concert 2
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Molinari Quartet; Paul vaillancourt, percussion; André Marfin, flute; Piano Erhu Project (PEP); nu:BC; Student trio from the Schulich School of Music BrIan cHerneY String Trio
String Quartet No. 3 Entendre marcher un ange Two Rememberances Twenty-Two Arguments for the Suspension of Disbelief / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
OctOber 28, 2017 7:30 p.m. Free Admission Illuminations: Concert 3
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McGill Contemporary Music Ensemble with Guillaume Bourgogne, conductor; McGill Percussion Ensemble with Paul vaillancourt, percussion; Julia Den Boer, piano; kyoko hashimoto, piano; Aiyun huang, percussion; Jacqueline Leclair, oboe BrIan cHerneY Seven Images
In Gottes Garten Schweigen die Engel Dans le Crépuscule du Souvenir Playing for Time ThIS COnCERT WILL BE WEBCAST, SEE P. 36 / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
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Hear exceptional collaborations between guest performers, Schulich School of Music faculty, and student ensembles.
September 17, 2017 2:00 p.m. $18 / $12 A Sanctuary in Song
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Daniel Cabena1, countertenor; Stephen Runge, piano (Catherine Thornhill Steele visiting Artists) Works by GeraLd fInZI, raLPH vaUGHan WILLIaMs, BenJaMIn BrItten, edMUnd rUBBra, roGer QUILter, GeorGe BUtterWortH / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
OctOber 7, 2017 7:30 p.m. $18 / $12 PoLLacK HaLL David krakauer2, clarinet (Catherine Thornhill Steele visiting Artist); Sara Laimon, piano JoHannes BraHMs Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 120 oLIvIer MessIaen Abyss of the Birds, Quartet for the End of Time steve reIcH New York Counterpoint cLaUde deBUssY Première rhapsodie
klezmer Music with student string quintet / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
OctOber 23, 2017 7:30 p.m. $18 / $12 PoLLacK HaLL Andrew Wan3, violin; victor Fournelle-Blain, viola; Brian Manker, cello; kyoko hashimoto, piano Josef sUK Piano Quartet, Op. 1 in A minor LeoŠ JanÁČeK Pohádka for Cello and Piano antonÍn dvoŘÁK Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 87
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OctOber 26, 2017 7:30 p.m. $18 / $12 … NEM / CAIRN … De la texture …
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Le nouvel Ensemble Moderne (nEM) & Ensemble Cairn Lorraine vaillancourt4 and Guillaume Bourgogne, directors Elissa Cassini5, violin ZosHa dI castrI Phonotopographie PHILIPPe LeroUX De la texture JÉrÔMe coMBIer Conditions de lumière
(Premiere and Koussevitzky Music Foundation commission) PHILIPPe LeroUX ... Ami... Chemin... Oser... Vie... COnCERT PRESEnTED AS PART OF “LES ATELIERS COnTEMPORAInS” FESTIvAL / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
nOvember 29, 2017 7:30 p.m. $18 / $12 PoLLacK HaLL Ryan Truesdell6, guest conductor (Catherine Thornhill Steele visiting Artist) with McGill Jazz Orchestra I / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
January 31, 2018 7:30 p.m. $18 / $12 Original and Happy Freaks
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hank knox, harpsichord doMenIco scarLattI Keyboard Sonatas / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
February 9, 2018 7:30 p.m. $18 / $12 tanna scHULIcH HaLL Saxsation, an Evening of Saxophone Chamber Music Peter Freeman, alto saxophone; Thomas Davidson, piano denIs BÉdard Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano cLaUde deBUssY Rhapsody for Saxophone PaUL BonneaU Pièce concertante dans l’esprit “jazz” erWIn scHULHoff Hot-Sonate Jean MatItIa Devil’s Rag
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February 19, 2018 7:30 p.m. $18 / $12 Debussy and his poets
Claudia hansen
Michael McLuhan
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Dominique Labelle, soprano; Michael McMahon, piano; Schulich School of Music faculty and student colleagues cLaUde deBUssY Cinq poèmes de Charles Baudelaire
A selection of Claude Debussy’s songs and various composers / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
February 22, 2018 7:30 p.m. $18 / $12 Musicians from soundSCAPE
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Mark Fewer7, violin; Lisa Cella, flute (uMBC); Tony Arnold8, soprano (Boston Conservatory); Thomas Rosenkranz, piano (Bowling Green); Aiyun huang, percussion (university of Toronto) carLos sancHeZ-GUtIerreZ Kikai No Mori […Ex Machina II] rIcardo ZoHn-MULdoon Flores del Viento III (1999) Jess Jones New Work for Piano, Percussion, and Voice cHrIs PaUL HarMan Partita for Solo Violin / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
march 28, 2018 7:30 p.m. $18 / $12 PoLLacK HaLL David Braid9, visiting composer and piano; Mark Fewer, solo violin; Rémi Bolduc, saxophone; Jim Doxas, drums; Fraser hollins, bass; with students from the Improvisation for Strings class PHIL dWYer Summer from Changing Seasons Brad tUrner Bohemia BILLY straYHorn Lotus Blossom dUKe eLLInGton It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) davId BraId Double Concerto for Violin, Piano and Strings (World Premiere)
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BRASS DAyS
Brass Days / /// /
Experience the diversity that brass music has to offer in these varied performances by Schulich School of Music faculty, students and renowned guest artists.
nOvember 10, 2017 7:30 p.m. $18 / $12
nOvember 12, 2017 7:30 p.m. $18 / $12
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A Canadian Celebration
Mount Royal Brass and Friends
La Brasserie Jocelyn Couture, Richard Stoelzel, Russ Devuyst, Joe Sullivan, Andy king, trumpet; Jocelyn veilleux, Guillaume Roy, horn; Dave Martin, Dave Grott, Taylor Donaldson, trombone; Jean-SĂŠbastien vachon, tuba; Adrian vedady, bass; Dave Laing, percussion
Richard Stoelzel, Russell Devuyst, trumpet; Catherine Turner, horn; Patrice Richer, trombone; Trevor Dix, tuba; with Alain Cazes, director and tuba; faculty and student colleagues
Works and arrangements by oscar Peterson, JonI MItcHeLL, JoHn BecKWItH, and other works by Canadian composers of classical, jazz and popular music
Canadian Brass (Catherine Thornhill Steele visiting Artists), Mount Royal Brass and Student Colleagues
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nOvember 11, 2017 7:30 p.m. $18 / $12
Achilles Liarmakopoulos, trombone; Bernhard Scully, horn; Caleb hudson, Chris Coletti, trumpet; Chuck Daellenbach, tuba; Richard Stoelzel, Russell Devuyst, trumpet; Catherine Turner, horn; Patrice Richer, trombone; Trevor Dix, tuba
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Two Trumpets and Strings in Concert Russell Devuyst and Richard Stoelzel, trumpet JaMes stePHenson Storyteller erIK MoraLes Concerto for Two Trumpets KevIn McKee Western Skies Works by aaron coPLand, erIK eWaZen
nOvember 14, 2017 7:30 p.m. $18 / $12 PoLLacK HaLL
Canadian Brass (Catherine Thornhill Steele visiting Artists) Achilles Liarmakopoulos, trombone; Bernhard Scully, horn; Caleb hudson and Chris Coletti, trumpet; Chuck Daellenbach, tuba
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CELEBRATInG CAnADA
Celebrating Canada / /// /
Celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary with this series that unites iconic Canadian ensembles and connects Schulich School of Music composers and performers.
OctOber 27 and 28, 2017 Free Admission with Registration PoLLacK HaLL, tanna scHULIcH HaLL Illuminations: Brian Cherney at Seventy-Five, see p. 21
march 21, 2018 7:30 p.m. $18 / $12 tanna scHULIcH HaLL
Concert of Canadian Music Brian Cherney, coordinator Featuring The Orpheus Singers (Peter Schubert, conductor)
Canadian Music Days Join our faculty and students in an exploration of our role and connection to Canadian music. nOvember 16-19, 2017 Free Admission Sara Laimon and Jean Lesage, coordinators Performances by Anna-Sophie neher, Ella Wilhelm, soprano; Suzu Enns, clarinet; Jacqueline Leclair, oboe; Elizabeth Skinner, violin; Suren Barry, Prim Laothamatas, Timothy Ledger, Stéphane Lemelin, Stephen nguyen, Ilya Poletaev, Anna Wong, piano and others Works by ZosHa dI castrI, denYs BoULIane, WaLter BUcZYnsKI, PHILIPPe LeroUX, sean ferGUson, Jean LesaGe, JoHn rea, nIcoLe LIZÉe, BrIan cUrrent, MeLIssa HUI, MattHeW rIcKetts, BrIan cHerneY, cHrIs HarMan, BrUce MatHer
nOvember 16, 2017 7:30 p.m. Free Admission
nOvember 19, 2017 3:30 p.m. Free Admission
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Pre-concert lecture starting at 6:00 p.m.
In collaboration with McGill Association of Student Composers (MASC)
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nOvember 17, 2017 7:30 p.m. Free Admission
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nOvember 19, 2017 6:00 p.m. Free Admission
Pre-concert lecture starting at 6:00 p.m.
cLara LIcHtensteIn HaLL
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nOvember 18, 2017 1:00 p.m. Free Admission rooM a832, eLIZaBetH WIrtH MUsIc BUILdInG PAPER PRESEnTATIOnS COnFEREnCE
Mylène Gioffredo, Brian Cherney, Paul Bazin, Jonathan Goldman, Landon Morrison, Zosha Di Castri, Chris Goddard, Moe Touizrar / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
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Pre-concert lecture starting at 6:00 p.m.
ROunD TABLE
What is Canadian in Canadian Music? Jean Lesage, Moderator with Denys Bouliane, nicolas Gilbert, John Rea, Brian Cherney, Chris harman, Jimmie Leblanc, and Jonathan Goldman / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
nOvember 19, 2017 7:00 p.m. Free Admission PoLLacK HaLL
McGill Percussion Ensemble Fabrice Marandola, coordinator
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Musical Chairs / /// /
The Schulich School of Music welcomes colleagues from around the globe for two weeks of musical exchange in the Musical Chairs Chamber Musical Festival. Offering diverse programmes performed by musicians from around the world, these performances promise stimulating encounters and lively interpretations by passionate young artists.
February 27, 2018 7:30 p.m. $18 / $12
march 13, 2018 10:00 a.m. $18 / $12
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Featuring Johannes Moser, cello
Café Concerts
(Catherine Thornhill Steele visiting Artist) ThIS COnCERT WILL BE WEBCAST, SEE P. 36
COnCERT PRESEnTED AS PART OF ThE CAFé COnCERTS SERIES, SEE P. 28
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February 28, 2018 6:00 p.m. Free Admission
march 15, 2018 7:30 p.m. $18 / $12
Mccord MUseUM
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Schulich@McCord
Featuring Maurice Bourgue, oboe
Rising Stars of the Schulich School of Music The next Generation of Chamber Musicians Musical Chairs
(Catherine Thornhill Steele visiting Artist)
COnCERT PRESEnTED AS PART OF ThE SChuLICh@McCORD SERIES, SEE P. 33 / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
march 2, 2018 7:30 p.m. $18 / $12
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Musical 5 à 7
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COnCERT PRESEnTED AS PART OF ThE MuSICAL 5 à 7 SERIES, SEE P. 29
Featuring Rafael Rosenfeld, cello
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march 17, 2018 7:30 p.m. $18 / $12
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march 4, 2018 7:30 p.m. Access Pass Required
Closing Concert
cHaPeLLe HIstorIQUe dU Bon-PasteUr
ThIS COnCERT WILL BE WEBCAST, SEE P. 36
Schulich@Bon-Pasteur COnCERT PRESEnTED AS PART OF ThE SChuLICh@BOn-PASTEuR SERIES, SEE P. 31
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Café Concerts / /// /
Join us for coffee at 10:00 am and a concert at 10:30 am, in this series featuring our music faculty, outstanding students and invited guests. With generous support from McGill’s Bequests and Planned Gifts Office and the McGill 1821 Society, this series is yet another way Schulich is Bringing Music to Life!
OctOber 24, 2017 10:00 a.m. $18 / $12 tanna scHULIcH HaLL Stéphane Lemelin1, piano aLBan BerG Piano Sonata, Op. 1 franZ scHUBert Sonata in G major, D894 MaUrIce raveL Sonatine / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
december 5, 2017 10:00 a.m. $18 / $12 tanna scHULIcH HaLL Schulich Singers2 Jean-Sébastien vallée, conductor Works by HenK BadInGs, saMUeL BarBer, JoHn corIGLIano, dan forrest, and others COnCERT PRESEnTED AS PART OF SChuLICh@COC SERIES, SEE P. 32 / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
January 30, 2018 10:00 a.m. $18 / $12 tanna scHULIcH HaLL 2017-2018 Chamber Music Competition Winners (competition details p. 11) / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
march 13, 2018 10:00 a.m. $18 / $12 Musical Chairs
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Rising Stars of the Schulich School of Music The next Generation of Chamber Musicians COnCERT PRESEnTED AS PART OF ThE MuSICAL ChAIRS ChAMBER MuSIC FESTIvAL, SEE P. 27
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MuSICAL 5 à 7
Musical 5 à 7 / /// /
Unwind after work to the sounds of some of Schulich’s finest musicians in this free series in the Elizabeth Wirth Music Building Lobby. Join us for drinks at the cash bar at 5:30 p.m. and stay for the 6:00 p.m. performance.
OctOber 20, 2017 5:30 p.m. Free Admission
February 16, 2018 5:30 p.m. Free Admission
eLIZaBetH WIrtH MUsIc BUILdInG LoBBY
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Featuring Early Music Ensembles
Featuring Vocal Chamber Ensembles
Lena Weman and hank knox, coordinators
Annamaria Popescu, coordinator
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nOvember 3, 2017 5:30 p.m. Free Admission
march 16, 2018 5:30 p.m. Free Admission
eLIZaBetH WIrtH MUsIc BUILdInG LoBBY
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Min Rager Quintet
Musical Chairs
Min Rager, piano; kevin Dean, trumpet; Donny kennedy, alto saxophone; Alec Walkington, bass; André White, drums
Rising Stars of the Schulich School of Music The next Generation of Chamber Musicians
MIn raGer Train of Thought
Beautiful Journey I Never Felt This Way Before For Jan Say What You Mean Let’s Be Cool cedar WaLton Bolivia
COnCERT PRESEnTED AS PART OF ThE MuSICAL ChAIRS ChAMBER MuSIC FESTIvAL, SEE P. 27
Olivier Ruel
Shanti Loiselle
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Schulich@Bon-Pasteur / /// /
Showcasing the diversity of the Schulich School of Music’s talented faculty and outstanding students in this concert series presented in Montreal’s Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur, a hall well-known for its warmth and charm.
OctOber 19, 2017 7:30 p.m. Access Pass Required * Sacra et Profana
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Cappella Antica Jean Sébastien vallée, Artistic Director Celebrating cLaUdIo MonteverdI’s 450th Anniversary, see p. 13 / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
nOvember 5, 2017 3:00 p.m. Access Pass Required * cHaPeLLe HIstorIQUe dU Bon-PasteUr Laura Andriani, Baroque violin; Axel Strauss, violin; yegor Dyachkov, cello; Lena Weman, Baroque flute; hank knox, harpsichord; Ilya Poletaev, piano; Antoine Malette-Chenier, harp; other Schulich School faculty, alumni, and guests cLaUde deBUssY Étude No. 11 MarIn MaraIs Pièces de viole (excerpts) cLaUde deBUssY Sonata for Cello and Piano francIs coUPerIn Concerts Royaux (excerpts) cLaUde deBUssY Sonata for Violin and Piano MaUrIce raMeaU Pièce de clavecin en concert (excerpts) cLaUde deBUssY Sonata for Harp, Viola, and Flute / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
december 7, 2017 7:30 p.m. Access Pass Required * cHaPeLLe HIstorIQUe dU Bon-PasteUr Anna Peletsis, piano, Winner of the 2015-2016 McGill Concerto Competition with Tatiana Dardykina, piano serGeI racHManInov Moments musicaux, Op. 16 GeorGs PeLĒcIs New Year’s Music IGor stravInsKY Petroushka (arranged for piano 4 hands) / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
February 4, 2018 3:00 p.m. Access Pass Required * cHaPeLLe HIstorIQUe dU Bon-PasteUr
Winner 2017-2018 Golden Violin Competition (competition details p. 11) / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
march 4, 2018 3:00 p.m. Access Pass Required * Musical Chairs
cHaPeLLe HIstorIQUe dU Bon-PasteUr
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april 12, 2018 7:30 p.m. Access Pass Required * cHaPeLLe HIstorIQUe dU Bon-PasteUr
Winner of the 2017-2018 Wirth Vocal Prize (competition details p. 11)
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SChuLICh@COC
Schulich@COC / /// /
Prize-winning performers and inspiring ensembles from the Schulich School of Music perform in one of Toronto’s most beautiful spaces, the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts.
nOvember 30, 2017 12:00 p.m. Free Admission rIcHard BradsHaW aMPHItHeatre Schulich Singers Jean-Sébastien vallée, conductor / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
december 5, 2017 12:00 p.m. Free Admission rIcHard BradsHaW aMPHItHeatre Simone McIntosh, mezzo-soprano, Winner of the 2016-2017 Wirth vocal Prize / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
december 6, 2017 12:00 p.m. Free Admission rIcHard BradsHaW aMPHItHeatre kevin Dean, trumpet with Rising Stars of the Jazz Program Original works and arrangements / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
december 7, 2017 12:00 p.m. Free Admission rIcHard BradsHaW aMPHItHeatre Joshua Morris, cello, Winner of the 2016-2017 Golden violin Competition ALL COnCERTS ARE PRESEnTED AS PART OF ThE CAnADIAn OPERA COMPAny. FREE COnCERT SERIES In ThE RIChARD BRADShAW AMPhIThEATRE, TOROnTO, OnTARIO
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Schulich@McCord / /// /
As part of this series, the McCord Museum presents talented young artists from the Schulich School of Music.
wedneSdayS On OctOber 25 and nOvember 29, 2017 wedneSdayS On February 28 and march 28, 2018 6:00 p.m. Free Admission Mccord MUseUM
Rising Stars of the Schulich School of Music The Next Generation of Chamber Musicians In collaboration with the McCord Museum
Special Events Journées de la culture
McGill Homecoming
September 29, 2017 7:30 p.m. Free Admission PoLLacK HaLL McGill Contemporary Music Ensemble, see p. 17
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September 30, 2017 3:00 p.m.
OctOber 14, 2017 7:30 p.m. Free Admission tanna scHULIcH HaLL Jean-Michel Pilc, piano; Renée yoxon, voice; Claire Devlin, saxophone; Matt Schultz, guitar; Ethan Cohn, bass; éric Maillet, drums
Free Admission tanna scHULIcH HaLL
Film Screening: Thomas Chapin Night Bird Song
OctOber 13, 2017 7:30 p.m. $18 / $12 McGill Baroque Orchestra, see p. 9
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September 30, 2017 7:30 p.m. Free Admission PoLLacK HaLL Celebrating Thelonious Monk at 100 Joe Sullivan, coordinator; Jazz faculty and students / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
OctOber 1, 2017 3:00 p.m. Free Admission tanna scHULIcH HaLL McGill Conservatory, see p. 35
McGill International String Quartet Academy auguSt 12-25, 2018
PoLLacK HaLL
André J. Roy, General and Artistic Director
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MASTERCLASSES
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Masterclasses
Discover a world of artistic training as internationally renowned guest artists share their knowledge and experience with our students in this free series. Please consult the online events calendar (www.mcgill.ca/music) throughout the year for full programming as additional artists are frequently scheduled.
Masterclasses are offered through the Catherine Thornhill Steele Visiting Artists Fund with support from the Music Undergraduate Students’ Association of McGill University (MUSA).
Fall 2017
winter 2018
Daniel Cabena, countertenor; Stephen Runge, piano (SEPTEMBER 16) Jeffrey khaner1, flute (Cindy Shuter Masterclass Fund) (SEPTEMBER 23-24) David krakauer2, clarinet (OCTOBER 5-7) Canadian Brass3 (nOvEMBER 13-14) Ryan Truesdell4, jazz composer and arranger (nOvEMBER 27-30)
Johannes Moser, cello (FEBRuARy 23-27) Rafael Rosenfeld, cello Maurice Bourgues, oboe Wolfgang Redik, chamber music Susan hoeppner5, flute
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Bo huang
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Shervin Lainez
Jack van Antwerp
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Tam Lan Truong
McGILL COnSERvATORy
McGill Conservatory / /// /
The McGill Conservatory of Music is the Community Program of the Schulich School of Music. At both our Downtown and West Island Macdonald Campus, students of all ages and levels develop a love and appreciation of music through private instruction, group classes, ensembles, theoretical training, and summer camps. Come make music with us! Consult www.mcgill.ca/conservatory/ for information on events, programs, and registration.
September 24, 2017 4:00 p.m. $15 / $10 redPatH HaLL Staff and Guest Concert Series: Chamber Music Judy hung, violin, piano; Emily yang, cello; Tanya navolska, mezzo-soprano; Wei-Tang huang, piano Works by franZ JosePH HaYdn, JoHannes BraHMs, rIcHard straUss / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
OctOber 1, 2017 3:00 p.m. Free Admission tanna scHULIcH HaLL Staff and Guest Concert Series: Influences of Song and Dance Linda Brady, piano Works by franZ scHUBert, enrIQUe Granados, roBert scHUMann, cHIcK corea COnCERT PRESEnTED AS PART OF ThE
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nOvember 12, 2017 3:00 p.m. $10 Annual Scholarship Gala Concert
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June 1, 2018 7:30 p.m. $15 / $10 tanna scHULIcH HaLL Staff and Guest Concert Series: Jazz from the Conservatory! Philippe Côte, saxophone and Jazz Area coordinator, with colleagues / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
June 2, 2018 7:30 p.m. $15 / $10 tanna scHULIcH HaLL Staff and Guest Concert Series: Music of Joachim Raff (1822-1882) for Violin and Piano Laurence kayaleh, violin; Jean-Fabien Schneider, piano
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COnCERTS@SChuLICh
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MEDIA PARTnERS
Concerts@Schulich Live Webcasts for the 2017-2018 Season
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Unable to attend one of our events in person? Experience the enthusiasm and excellence of our ensembles live from anywhere in the world. Visit mcgill.ca/music
OctOber 11, 2017 5:00 p.m. Research Alive: Jacqueline Leclair, see p. 20
nOvember 25, 2017 *
February 28, 2018
7:30 p.m. McGill Symphony Orchestra, see p. 5
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OctOber 25, 2017 7:30 p.m. McGill Concert Choir, Schulich Singers, and English Montreal School Board Chorale, see p. 13
december 2, 2017 * 7:00 p.m. Wirth vocal Prize, see p. 11
5:00 p.m. Research Alive: Lisa Barg, see p. 20 7:30 p.m. McGill Jazz Orchestra I, see p. 18
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OctOber 28, 2017 7:30 p.m. Iluminations Concert 3, see p. 17 and 21 / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
OctOber 29, 2017 * 7:30 p.m. Golden violin Competition, see p. 11 / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
nOvember 10 * and 11, 2017 7:30 p.m. Opera McGill, see p. 7 McGill Baroque Orchestra, see p. 9 *
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January 20, 2018 * 7:30 p.m. McGill Symphony Orchestra, see p. 5 / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
January 31, 2018 5:00 p.m. Research Alive: Denys Bouliane, see p. 20 / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
February 16, 2018 7:30 p.m. McGill Wind Orchestra, see p. 10 / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
February 27, 2018 * 7:30 p.m. Musical Chairs, see p. 27
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march 17, 2018 * 7:30 p.m. Musical Chairs, see p. 27 / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
march 28, 2018 5:00 p.m. Research Alive: vanessa Blais-Tremblay, see p. 20 / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
april 4, 2018 * 7:30 p.m. McGill Jazz Orchestra I, see p. 18 / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// /
april 13, 2018 7:30 p.m. McGill Contemporary Music Ensemble, see p. 17
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BOx OFFICE
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555 Sherbrooke Street West 514-398-4547
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redpath hall McGill Campus 3461 McTavish Street Montreal, Quebec H3A 0C9 Peel
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